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164 THE MIRACLE OF THE HONEYBEE

honey can enter it immediately, with no need to be digested first. In short,
honey is a food that has been specially created in such a way that human
beings can benefit from it at the highest level and in the most rapid man-
ner. It has been established that honey mixed with warm water supplies
energy to the body in a matter of minutes.

Health-Giving Properties of Honey

With the vitamins and minerals it contains, and with its other charac-
teristics, honey is a healthy food, as is emphasized in the Qur’an:
Your Lord revealed to the bees: “Build dwellings in the mountains and
the trees, and also in the structures which men erect. Then eat from every
kind of fruit and travel the paths of your Lord, which have been made
easy for you to follow.” From inside them comes a drink of varying col-
ors, containing healing for mankind. There is certainly a sign in that for
people who reflect. (Surat an-Nahl: 68-69)
One of honey’s most important features is that it harbors no bacteria.
Honey’s high sugar content is great for absorbing moisture, which makes
it difficult for bacteria to survive. Another blow for microorganisms is
propolis, which is found in the nectar of some honey and can actually kill
bacteria. 146
For this reason, not only does honey not harbor bacteria, but it can be
used as an anti-bacterial. For example, it has been established that the bac-
terium MRSA, which is resistant to antibiotics, is not resistant to honey. 147
Using only honey, Dr. W. Sackett destroyed all the typhoid fever germs
in 48 hours. Dysentery germs died within 10 hours. 148
As can be seen from the above, honey is a most powerful health-giving

food. This feature, only recently established for certain, was mentioned in
the Qur’an 1,400 years ago. There is no doubt that this is one of the mira-
cles revealed in the Qur’an by Almighty God.
Along with its minerals, sugars and many vitamins, honey also contains
small quantities of various hormones, zinc, copper and iodine. The next
page displays a chemical analysis of the contents of 100 grams of honey.